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The video Mark posted on the “Dancing Darak” made me ask around to see whether this guy is for real an ISF officer or not, and reminded me of the incident I had once while driving.
Apparently, there are two plausible options here:
1- The officer is really in the Darak (ISF) but I doubt he’ll last until the end of this week before getting fired.
2- The officer was a part-timer in the ISF (on a contractual basis) and did not give away his suit back upon the contract’s expiration.
According to a friend of mine, there are a lot of Lebanese enrolling on a contractual basis with the ISF and keeping the suits afterwards. What they do is that they wear the suits, pretend to be real officers and offer drivers to pay bribes instead of receiving tickets.
Few weeks back, one of those fake officers was caught after it turns out he was involved in major car thefts with some friends of his in the Maameltein region. He would stop a car for talking on the phone or not wearing the seat belt and then some friends of his would storm the drivers with weapons and steal the car.
Question is how can one detect those fake officers?
– ISF officers do not usually hide in the dark and come out of nowhere to surprise you.
– ISF officers rarely are alone but rather work in groups and there’s always a car or a motorcycle next to them.
– Most of the times, there’s a checkpoint involved when ISF officers are distributing tickets.
If anyone has further tips on how to avoid those fake officers, please feel free to share them.
PS: I think the ISF or Minister of Interior should issue a PR warning to Lebanese citizens on those imposters.
Most definitely… anyone can go to the military Co-op and buy a suit. actually, When i served in the army in 2004 a guy had went there bought the gear and General tags and paraded as one for a few weeks before he was caught…
It is imperative that you ask for ID when u feel suspicious. if they insist on being the ones who ask the question, lock all the doors…
again, when you are pulled over, and it feels fishy, keep all doors locked, the car in gear, crack your window and keep your phone and papers on your person rather than lying in the car, this helps in case you are thrown out of the car, this way you have your vital papers and phone to call for help.
usually these dash and grab affairs take seconds, so vigilance and awareness are very important.
and about that video, these beds look like the ones they use in their barracks, so it seems like a genuine Daraki…minus the chicken leftovers in the background…
p.s: please don’t call your general uncle if a genuine Daraki catches you speaking on the phone or violating a traffic offense. take the ticket, and try to pull a lesson out of it…
Ronman,
Mark has become uber sensitive to dissenting views. Reminds of the Orange General…:D
Jeff, no offense to you personally, but I’m an extreme neutralist and when political innuendos are thrown around i get offended..
perhaps this reinforces the need for comment house rules, with Political nuances also being banned…
i believe in keeping it clean, and nothing is dirtier than politics…not even the cockroach that I squished yesterday…
What’s political with I said Ronman?
Nothing, but it has a political undertone…
Ronman,
Do you watch Leno, Letterman or Kimmel? Dude making fun of politics and politicians is the stable of non commitment and fun. You should ease off the pedal and enjoy the Sun sometimes. just saying. Another man’s opinion.
Wowww,tnx for sharing this ,it’s really important to make people aware of those fake cops and za3ran bil balad,as the situation deteriorates in the country people are becoming more prone to stealing,killing,etc…
I respect your opinion, and appreciate your humor, just not a fan of Lebanese politics, since it’s so god damn polarized and touchy…
Just to clarify, if someone doesn’t like the O.G, he would feel compelled to come up with somethign that would escalate and get the comments on the above subject turned off…
Ronman,
Noted. thanks